AML

Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to a set of laws, regulations, and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money-laundering laws cover a relatively limited range of transactions and criminal behaviors, their implications are far-reaching.

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AML Scandals Prompt Decrease In European Foreign Deposits
AML Scandals Prompt Decrease In European Foreign Deposits
March 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

In the wake of a slew of European money laundering scandals, deposits in the euro zone region from foreign countries dropped significantly in the latter...

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Revolut’s CFO Departs Amid AML Saga
Revolut’s CFO Departs Amid AML Saga
March 01, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Amid controversy around an anti-money laundering system, Revolut CFO Peter O’Higgins resigned from the firm. O’Higgins didn’t mention the issue in his resignation statement, according to...

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EU Report Calls For Finance Authorities, AML Oversight
EU Report Calls For Finance Authorities, AML Oversight
February 27, 2019  |  Regulation

European Union lawmakers released a report on Wednesday (Feb. 27) recommending that the EU create a police unit dedicated to the investigation of tax and...

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MUFG Bank Enters Consent Order With OCC Over AML Compliance
MUFG Bank Enters Consent Order With OCC Over AML Compliance
February 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

MUFG Bank, a Japan-based institution, announced on Friday (Feb. 22) that it was entering into a consent order with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller...

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Estonia AML Investigation Widens To Include Swedbank
Estonia AML Investigation Widens To Include Swedbank
February 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Estonia’s investigation of money laundering involving Danske Bank is widening to include Swedbank, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Canada Cannabis Payments Face Their Own Hurdles
Canada Cannabis Payments Face Their Own Hurdles
February 19, 2019  |  AML

Since last year, when Canada legalized recreational pot in full, the nation became a kind of country-sized lab for how that new business would play...

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AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
February 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Danske Bank, which was involved in one of the biggest money laundering scandals of all time, will no longer do business in Russia or the...

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Former Goldman Sachs Director Waives Extradition In Malaysia 1MDB Scandal
Former Goldman Sachs Director Waives Extradition In Malaysia 1MDB Scandal
February 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An ex-Goldman Sachs banker who’s accused of being involved with a multibillion-dollar scandal in Malaysia has requested to be sent to the U.S. to face...

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Watchdog Orders Deutsche Bank To Review Policies Post-AML Scandal
Watchdog Orders Deutsche Bank To Review Policies Post-AML Scandal
February 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Bafin, the German financial watchdog that is monitoring Deutsche Bank’s involvement in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, has asked the bank to review some...

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